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ambassador, the ambassador at the u.n. has already said that the qaddafi government is not in compliance with the cease-fire demand. so if you see this kind of strong, robust military action, you know, there may be a feeling that that in itself will topple the qaddafi government. remember, 1991 the iraqi invasion of kuwait, when tanks were going back to iraq with airpower alone, we're able to wipe out entire tank columns. the airpower here is pretty stunning in what it can do. >> are we going to arm the rebels? >> that is a question for lawyers. it looks to me like the cease-fire and the arms embargo would apply to everyone. but the state department, the obama administration is taking the position that in fact that option is not off the table, that it does not specifically bar them from arming the rebels and there's a suggestion here that if these moves are not enough, that that can be sort of the next step. gwen: timing. hillary clinton is going back to paris this weekend and having just returned from the region and is me
ambassador, the ambassador at the u.n. has already said that the qaddafi government is not in compliance with the cease-fire demand. so if you see this kind of strong, robust military action, you know, there may be a feeling that that in itself will topple the qaddafi government. remember, 1991 the iraqi invasion of kuwait, when tanks were going back to iraq with airpower alone, we're able to wipe out entire tank columns. the airpower here is pretty stunning in what it can do. >> are we...
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security council, everybody was saying, you can never get a vote out they have u.n. security council, he focused so much on the process, the question was, ok, so you do it, let's talk about the strategy. that's the -- the white house pushes back on that, i would say. >> there is, actually, an end game, as far as they say, but only of this first half, to continue doyle's point here, there will be a point where the missiles stop and it will be handed over to nato and they'll call that an end game. and the chikey thing to watch, the difference between what the president said it's supposed to look like and what the allies say is going on. if there's a gap, the president may be spinning us and that's a credibility problem. and you bring congress in to cover your behind, you can say, we were all in on this together. so don't criticize me so much, we all had a big discussion about this. that's why you at least bring them in. >> here's the problem if your strategy succeeds and you stop the humanitarian crisis, then his problems begin because then the issue is, what happens w
security council, everybody was saying, you can never get a vote out they have u.n. security council, he focused so much on the process, the question was, ok, so you do it, let's talk about the strategy. that's the -- the white house pushes back on that, i would say. >> there is, actually, an end game, as far as they say, but only of this first half, to continue doyle's point here, there will be a point where the missiles stop and it will be handed over to nato and they'll call that an...
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because nato's already said we will need a u.n. security council resolution. well, u.n. security council is not going to pass that resolution. china and russia don't believe in this kind of interference in internal affairs. it makes them very nervous. that means obama would have to lead a sort of small coalition of the willing unilaterally. when you're stretched thin in afghanistan and iraq and your own secretary of defense said this week that it would have to be out of our minds to start another war in the middle east in a largely muslim country, it does draw awe picture that says all of our interests commensurate with that is getting involved in a civil war because, again, this is not massacre of just peaceful protesters. there's a rebel movement now that captured weapons. we would be putting ourselves in the middle of the civil war. >> everybody agrees boots on the ground, total nonstart. >> lutely not. gwen: what you hear john mccain and john kerry, who don't agree on much, actually both criticizing our seeming to criticize secretary gates about his hesitation on thi
because nato's already said we will need a u.n. security council resolution. well, u.n. security council is not going to pass that resolution. china and russia don't believe in this kind of interference in internal affairs. it makes them very nervous. that means obama would have to lead a sort of small coalition of the willing unilaterally. when you're stretched thin in afghanistan and iraq and your own secretary of defense said this week that it would have to be out of our minds to start...
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in this case we have a u.n. resolution that mandates our use of force but it was a fascinating exposition of the basics of how he looks at national security. >> and that distinguishes libya from bahrain or other place ms. the middle east where it could it would not be that kind of regional or international -- >> the white house has made clear it doesn't want libya to be seen as a precedent that every time you have rebels or demonstrators who are facing overwhelming force the, s is going, u.s. is going to join an international coalition to rescue them, and i think the president clearly does want to distinguish between places like the gulf, where we have an overwhelming security interest in saudi arabia not blowing up, the oil market not going crazy, or yemen, where we have an overwhelming interest in al qaeda not getting out of control in the post president sala of yemen, in those places and libya and you can say that is a hypocritical doctrine and say how do we go about making those distinctions? but i think the
in this case we have a u.n. resolution that mandates our use of force but it was a fascinating exposition of the basics of how he looks at national security. >> and that distinguishes libya from bahrain or other place ms. the middle east where it could it would not be that kind of regional or international -- >> the white house has made clear it doesn't want libya to be seen as a precedent that every time you have rebels or demonstrators who are facing overwhelming force the, s is...
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we could go, we don't even need to go to the u.n. to did this. we just go and do it and let me tell you one thing, no one in the world whether we just go and bomb the heck out of qaddafi and get him out of there or implement a no-fly zone is going to shed a tear on qaddafi-- qaddafi. he has no friends. nobody careses about him. the whole world voted unanimously, 100%, everywhere you go. >> i would disagree. i think china and russia have opposed the use of force in terms of its discussions at the u.n.. but again, my perspective and position is not that action shouldn't be taken, it's how to best accomplish the desired outcome which is to get qaddafi to cease and desist. but we need to do that because we also have to recognize that we're risking in the case of u.s. involvement and that of the coalition nations, the sons and daughters who are involved in executing these operations. so what are the national security interests of the member nations that are involved here. >> and gentlemen, we are going iting to have to leave it there. it is something
we could go, we don't even need to go to the u.n. to did this. we just go and do it and let me tell you one thing, no one in the world whether we just go and bomb the heck out of qaddafi and get him out of there or implement a no-fly zone is going to shed a tear on qaddafi-- qaddafi. he has no friends. nobody careses about him. the whole world voted unanimously, 100%, everywhere you go. >> i would disagree. i think china and russia have opposed the use of force in terms of its discussions...
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there's no regular order here: consultation with the arab league, the u.n., u.n. resolution passed thursday, consultation with congress on friday. the american people are being asked when our boys, men and women, are in the field of battle and i don't think the case has been made to the american public as to what's our mission. what's the measurements of success. so i plaud the president's actions but i think he hasn't done the job that has to be done in terms of working with the representatives of people congress and then more directly with the american people themselves to lay out what are the measures of success, what is the mission here. >> lehrer: what do you think has happened thus far? >> the international community has performed admirably. the problem is what's next? what are the goals? what's it going to cost? how long are we going to be there? who's in charge? what's the end game? >> lehrer: senator hart, how do you feel and pick up on what senator coalman says about his problems with how this whole process has worked and gotten us here. >> what strikes
there's no regular order here: consultation with the arab league, the u.n., u.n. resolution passed thursday, consultation with congress on friday. the american people are being asked when our boys, men and women, are in the field of battle and i don't think the case has been made to the american public as to what's our mission. what's the measurements of success. so i plaud the president's actions but i think he hasn't done the job that has to be done in terms of working with the...
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refus in a u.n. protected hotel in abidjan, while incumbent gbagbo held his own inauguration ceremony in december and remains in the presidential palace. as negotiations flagged, the struggle turned violent with pro-gbagbo forces attacking pro- outtara civilian neighborhoods and even attacking u.n. peacekeepers. nearly 500 people have died so far and the united nations says as many as one million people have fled their homes, some to nearby countries. but this week the momentum shifted, forces loyal to ouattara have taken 12 cities and towns since monday, including the political capital of yamoussoukro and the port of san pedro, before taking the fight to the commercial capital abijidan today. >> yeah, the last week has seen a dramatic deterioration of the security situation. if it weren't for the numbers of those killed i think we'd call this a civil war essentially. >> warner: jennifer cooke is director of the africa program at the center for strategic and international studies. >> laurent gbagbo s
refus in a u.n. protected hotel in abidjan, while incumbent gbagbo held his own inauguration ceremony in december and remains in the presidential palace. as negotiations flagged, the struggle turned violent with pro-gbagbo forces attacking pro- outtara civilian neighborhoods and even attacking u.n. peacekeepers. nearly 500 people have died so far and the united nations says as many as one million people have fled their homes, some to nearby countries. but this week the momentum shifted, forces...
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u.n. security council resolution, just those narrow terms of protecting civilians because the attacks still go on, and of course, there is the bigger issue of well, what is the ultimate goal here? most people assume that given president obama called for colonel gaddafi to go that he is going to be the ultimate goal. that is the way that things are going to be judged, but at the moment, things are still very unclear, and also, of course, against the backdrop of questions over the support for the operation. >> andrew, in washington, thank you very much. well, yemen's president has given the strongest indication yet that he is preparing to step down by the end of the year. he has warned yemen is collapsing into civil war. since the defection of several military commanders, tanks from rival factions have been on the streets of the capitol and now reports an air base to the west of the country which leads to the rebels. we report on the power struggle. >> the turning point after weeks of protes
u.n. security council resolution, just those narrow terms of protecting civilians because the attacks still go on, and of course, there is the bigger issue of well, what is the ultimate goal here? most people assume that given president obama called for colonel gaddafi to go that he is going to be the ultimate goal. that is the way that things are going to be judged, but at the moment, things are still very unclear, and also, of course, against the backdrop of questions over the support for the...
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i mean, the u.n. said it was a humanitarian crisis, so we got a team together to get out here, to expect a crisis. but i think it's just logistics problem here, i can't see an actual crisis. >> reporter: the logistic problem: not enough buses or planes. and some, like these bangladeshis, are getting fed up. for the egyptians and the algerians, it's a relatively short distance home, of course. but these bangladesh men, they've been here they say for five, six, seven days already, and they say their government is doing nothing to help. at the airport, some of the tens of thousands of egyptians stranded here in recent days, british and french planes coming in to help them on their way. leaving those out in the camps dependent on organizations like telecom san pontier, to make contact with home, tell people, i'm still alive. the phone link's vital, because for these people, it's by no means certain how long they've still got to wait to get back home. >> woodruff: as the libyan drama continued, there was w
i mean, the u.n. said it was a humanitarian crisis, so we got a team together to get out here, to expect a crisis. but i think it's just logistics problem here, i can't see an actual crisis. >> reporter: the logistic problem: not enough buses or planes. and some, like these bangladeshis, are getting fed up. for the egyptians and the algerians, it's a relatively short distance home, of course. but these bangladesh men, they've been here they say for five, six, seven days already, and they...
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the u.n. estimated that 140,000 people-- most of them foreigners-- have fled the violence inside libya. and tunisian guards at a main crossing point fired into the air at times today, as they strained to maintain order. we have a report on the tunisian border from alex thomson of independent television news. >> reporter: desperate to get into tunisia and for some the wait is too much. manhandled over the frontier walls into the hands of the medics. on the wall they kick them, they hit them, but still plenty get through. which tunisia is allowing but one by one. only at this rate the tunisian officials process them into the country. >> it's been working very well so far. everyone is getting some. we also have high energy biscuits. they have just arrived. >> reporter: for those stuck the other side of the frontier wall, there is bread thrown, water to follow. and all the while from their tinted windows, the border guards loyal to colonel qaddafi looked on. inside tunisia, there is immediate medi
the u.n. estimated that 140,000 people-- most of them foreigners-- have fled the violence inside libya. and tunisian guards at a main crossing point fired into the air at times today, as they strained to maintain order. we have a report on the tunisian border from alex thomson of independent television news. >> reporter: desperate to get into tunisia and for some the wait is too much. manhandled over the frontier walls into the hands of the medics. on the wall they kick them, they hit...
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foreign minister sergey lavrov charged the campaign has gone well beyond protecting civilians, as the u.n. authorized. . >> reports are coming and no one denies them on coalition air force strikes against qaddafi's columns of troops. and reports about the support of the actions of the armed insurgents. there's a clear contradiction here. we believe that interference of the coalition in the internal, as a matter of fact, civil war has not been sanctioned by the u.n. security council resolution. >> ifill: in response, nato's military commander for libya insisted the purpose of the air strikes is unchanged. the alliance agreed on sunday to take control of the libyan operation from the u.s., britain, and france. meanwhile, army general carter ham of the u.s. africa command warned qaddafi's forces could still roll back the rebels, if the air strikes stopped. at a pentagon briefing, vice admiral bill gortney reinforced that view. >> clearly the opposition is not well organized, and it is not a very robust organization. i mean, that's obvious. so any gain that they make is tenuous based on that.
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the u.n. moves to a vote on establishing a no-fly zone over the country. >> woodruff: margaret warner talks to irish prime minister enda kenny about the celtic tiger's struggle to kick-start it's economy. >> brown: and tom bearden reports on a project to use private satellites to help stop genocide. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> you can't manufacture pride, but pride builds great cars. and you'll find it in the people at toyota, all across america. >> auto companies make huge profits. >> last year, chevron made a lot of money. >> where does it go? >> every penny and more went into bringing energy to the world. >> the economy is tough right now, everywhere. >> we pumped $21 million into local economies, into small businesses, communities, equipment, materials. >> that money could make a big difference to a lot of people. >> and by bnsf railway. pacific life. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedica
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that isn't part of the u.n. mission. the u.n. mission is to protect civilians. you might say the best way for the civilians to be protected is for qaddafi to go. that's not what the u.n. resolution says. you have the possibility that this could go on for a long time if qaddafi stays. i was speaking today to admiral william fallon who was a former head of u.s. stram command. he help set up a no fly zone in iraq in 1991. he said to me we had no idea that would go for this staggering expense. >> warner: and did you say that it's very hard then to sustain some kind of loose, what, political committee that would run all of this if it is sustained, charles? >> i think a lot depends on what happens in the next few week. there's a benign version which is that this is largely a use of force against fixed assets. the no fly zone goes in. the qaddafi regime starts to crumble. maybe he goes into exile. we can sort of step back. if that doesn't happen and the rebels start moving against the regime and they expect nato to be their air force and we then have the choice of goin
that isn't part of the u.n. mission. the u.n. mission is to protect civilians. you might say the best way for the civilians to be protected is for qaddafi to go. that's not what the u.n. resolution says. you have the possibility that this could go on for a long time if qaddafi stays. i was speaking today to admiral william fallon who was a former head of u.s. stram command. he help set up a no fly zone in iraq in 1991. he said to me we had no idea that would go for this staggering expense....
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the president of ivory coast imposed a no-fly order today on u.n. aircraft in his west african country. laurent gbagbo has refused to step down, despite losing his re-election bid last year. the election winner alassane ouattara left ivory coast for a meeting today, using a u.n. helicopter. gbagbo's no-fly order could make it difficult for ouattara to return. president and mrs. obama turned the white house limelight on the problem of school bullies today. the president convened a conference of students, educators, parents and other experts. he said he was harassed as a child, because of his name and appearance. and, he said he rejects the notion that it's no big deal. >> if there's one goal of this conference, it's to dispel the myth that bullying is just a harmless rite of passage, or an inevitable part of growing up. it's not. bullying can have destructive consequences for our young people and it's not something we have to accept. >> holman: a number of cases in recent months of bullying that led to suicides have drawn national attention. those ar
the president of ivory coast imposed a no-fly order today on u.n. aircraft in his west african country. laurent gbagbo has refused to step down, despite losing his re-election bid last year. the election winner alassane ouattara left ivory coast for a meeting today, using a u.n. helicopter. gbagbo's no-fly order could make it difficult for ouattara to return. president and mrs. obama turned the white house limelight on the problem of school bullies today. the president convened a conference of...
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and the u.n. nuclear agency warned a second reactor was failing as well. thousands of people had already been ordered out of a 12-mile exclusion zone around the plant. today, another 140,000 people living 12 to 20 miles away were told to stay indoors, and officials imposed a no-fly zone around the site. we have a series of reports from independent television news, beginning with tom clarke on the growing nuclear scare. >> reporter: seen from space this is the brighted fukushima nuclear plant. in this photo two square reactor buildings remain intact, but explosions since it was taken have left both resembling the smoldering carcasses of their neighbors. confirmation today that the containment around this reactor had been breached. this is a look inside reactor number two. engineers are struggling to keep the nuclear fuel rods covered with sea water. that exposes the fuel inside. as it heats up, water turns to steam and pressure builds up. reports suggest that due to that pressure, this structure, called the suppression chamber, cracked. it contains much of
and the u.n. nuclear agency warned a second reactor was failing as well. thousands of people had already been ordered out of a 12-mile exclusion zone around the plant. today, another 140,000 people living 12 to 20 miles away were told to stay indoors, and officials imposed a no-fly zone around the site. we have a series of reports from independent television news, beginning with tom clarke on the growing nuclear scare. >> reporter: seen from space this is the brighted fukushima nuclear...
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the u.n. says rising oil prices and food stockpiling by some nations could fuel further spikes. president obama and the president of mexico have agreed to end a fight over letting mexican trucks into the u.s. here's the deal-- if the trucks come in, mexico will drop $2 billion in tariffs on u.s. goods. our congress still has to sign off on it. if you carry on luggage when flying, you're costing uncle sam big bucks. t.s.a. screening of carry-on bags costs the federal government $260 million a year. the agency wants a hike in ticket security fees to cover those costs. still ahea- generation "y" is falling behind when it comes to investing. a look at the trend for those between 18 and 30 years old, and what it could mean for their future. >> susie: the contract dispute between nfl owners and the union representing the players. late today both sides agreed to extend contract talks through tomorrow. the original deadline was midnight tonight. now the n the nfl's lead attorney and nfl players met late this afternoon in washington, d.c., for more negotiations. the labor showdown could
the u.n. says rising oil prices and food stockpiling by some nations could fuel further spikes. president obama and the president of mexico have agreed to end a fight over letting mexican trucks into the u.s. here's the deal-- if the trucks come in, mexico will drop $2 billion in tariffs on u.s. goods. our congress still has to sign off on it. if you carry on luggage when flying, you're costing uncle sam big bucks. t.s.a. screening of carry-on bags costs the federal government $260 million a...
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meanwhile, the u.n. security council discussed imposing a no- fly zone on qaddafi's air force. but the libyan leader's son saif al-islam said it would do no good. >> ( translated ): military operations are over. within 48 hours, everything will be finished. our forces are almost in benghazi. whatever the decision, it will be too late. >> brown: meanwhile, secretary of state clinton in egypt today said she hopes for a u.n. vote on an international response no later than tomorrow. also today, the "new york times" reported four of its journalists are missing in libya. they disappeared tuesday while covering the rebels' retreat in the east. to update the overall situation we're joined again by dirk vandewalle. he's an associate professor of government at dartmouth college and author of "a history of modern libya." so how has qaddafi been able to seemingly turn things around and retake these towns? >> well, i think originally we had all anticipated that as the uprising proceeded that this would turn into a longer conflict which eventually this international community would have a ch
meanwhile, the u.n. security council discussed imposing a no- fly zone on qaddafi's air force. but the libyan leader's son saif al-islam said it would do no good. >> ( translated ): military operations are over. within 48 hours, everything will be finished. our forces are almost in benghazi. whatever the decision, it will be too late. >> brown: meanwhile, secretary of state clinton in egypt today said she hopes for a u.n. vote on an international response no later than tomorrow....
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. >> suarez: u.n. assistant secretary general catherine bragg, thanks for joining us. >> you're most welcome. my pleasure. >> ifill: coming up, more on the >> ifill: coming up, more on the status of japan's nuclear power plants; plus, saudi arabia sends troops into bahrain. but first, with the other news of the day, here's kwame holman. >> holman: libyan leader moammar qaddafi pressed his assault on rebel-held towns today. government planes carried out new air strikes on ajdabiyah, and the larger city of benghazi lay ahead. we have a report from bill neely of independent news. . >> reporter: qaddafi's men are on the road to benghazi, and the rebels are on the run. just days ago and for 100 miles around, this was in rebel hands. not anymore. qaddafi state television has been showing off his latest prize, the oil town. this complex provides electricity to the rebel capital benghazi. qaddafi could now cut its power. his men simply out-gunned the rebels, retaking the oil towns with artillery, tanks and pla
. >> suarez: u.n. assistant secretary general catherine bragg, thanks for joining us. >> you're most welcome. my pleasure. >> ifill: coming up, more on the >> ifill: coming up, more on the status of japan's nuclear power plants; plus, saudi arabia sends troops into bahrain. but first, with the other news of the day, here's kwame holman. >> holman: libyan leader moammar qaddafi pressed his assault on rebel-held towns today. government planes carried out new air...
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april, 2006, the u.n. passed a doctrine and then everybody rallied behind it. that's the responsibility to protect doctrine. we can't be advocating that, voting for it and then at this time saying we're not going to go and do this. >> woodruff: this is the doctrine to protect. does that answer the question. >> well, again, what are the authorizing authorities to enable the community of nations who want to stop this heinous behavior on the part of qaddafi. >> you mean on the ground in libya or do you mean -- >> in terms of achieving the outcomes of preventing qaddafi from attacking his people. but is that what the desired end state is? or is it to get rid of qaddafi and to allow a set of the democratic movement to then replace him? >> woodruff: how would you answer that. >> right now we're faced with tremendous human catastrophe that's going on as we speak. this man qaddafi is totally unpredictable. we don't know what he is going to do from one day to the next. and i can assure you one thing, it could be a missile from the east, from the west to the east that mi
april, 2006, the u.n. passed a doctrine and then everybody rallied behind it. that's the responsibility to protect doctrine. we can't be advocating that, voting for it and then at this time saying we're not going to go and do this. >> woodruff: this is the doctrine to protect. does that answer the question. >> well, again, what are the authorizing authorities to enable the community of nations who want to stop this heinous behavior on the part of qaddafi. >> you mean on the...
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i think that was resolution 1973 of the u.n., to protect the civilians. but arming the civilians takes a step further that was not in resolution 1973. takes a step further from protecting to actually creating combatants in a conflict and arming them. and, again, many of these combatants are young, they are poorly trained. they are child soldiers. and in a situation like this, we want to make sure that we first do no harm. arming these opposition forces could well undermine their movement and create even more chaos for civilians on the ground. >> lehrer: what do you think about that? would it create more chaos and undermine the movement? >> i want to make something very clear. i'm not advocating arming 17-year-old children. we have three generals, these are the heads of the armed forces in libya which are professional soldiers that have, in fact, defectd from qaddafi and they are professional soldiers and they know how to use those weapons. this is what i'm advocating. i'm not advocating giving those weapons to those young kids. those young kids are moving
i think that was resolution 1973 of the u.n., to protect the civilians. but arming the civilians takes a step further that was not in resolution 1973. takes a step further from protecting to actually creating combatants in a conflict and arming them. and, again, many of these combatants are young, they are poorly trained. they are child soldiers. and in a situation like this, we want to make sure that we first do no harm. arming these opposition forces could well undermine their movement and...
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government i've spoken to wants significant political cover for whatever is done whether that's a u.n. security council resolution or the arab league as ann-marie suggested or the african union or nato vote. >> wouldn't it be the case if the u.s. wanted the political cover they can go get it. george w. bush did this with kuwait and bosnia. if the president of the united states is determined to intervene in the situation the way some of us have been advocating and provides the political cover it's a road for american diplomacy. >> charlie: if you help them at their request, will the reaction in the region be there goes the united states again or will it be thank god the united states saw the opportunity to be on the side of right and did the right thing at the right moment this time? >> i think it's going to be the second. i think we're seeing signs in many many ways that where we didn't act quickly in egypt to support the protestors they knew it immediately and when we did act they were glad though they thought it was late. in bahrain we get reports the protesters are worried we're no
government i've spoken to wants significant political cover for whatever is done whether that's a u.n. security council resolution or the arab league as ann-marie suggested or the african union or nato vote. >> wouldn't it be the case if the u.s. wanted the political cover they can go get it. george w. bush did this with kuwait and bosnia. if the president of the united states is determined to intervene in the situation the way some of us have been advocating and provides the political...
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. >> the u.n. resolution. i was talking about what the american share would be. i guess i was too optimistic. here's the deal. why is this america's major responsibility? why isn't it italy's and france's and germanys? we are in afghanistan virtually alone. >> rose: you know why? first of all they would say... this is what they would say in answer to your question. they would say two things. number one, the united statesed that firepower available that could be in place faster an better. and also that the rich are sending some planes... the brits are sending planes and stuff over and the french. they would also say it's our intent to get out of there and hand all of this over to the brits and the french and others snoochlt. >> rose: and we're not doing it quickly enough. >> rose: it just started three days ago. >> they should have started it with then. >> rose: it was necessary. you need it had fire power to stop qaddafi from marching on benghazi. >> then the british and the french... >> rose: you needed american military to do that. why would you be opposed to t
. >> the u.n. resolution. i was talking about what the american share would be. i guess i was too optimistic. here's the deal. why is this america's major responsibility? why isn't it italy's and france's and germanys? we are in afghanistan virtually alone. >> rose: you know why? first of all they would say... this is what they would say in answer to your question. they would say two things. number one, the united statesed that firepower available that could be in place faster an...
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the u.n. reported today that well more than 2,700 civilians were killed, mostly in roadside bombings, suicide attacks and similar incidents. insurgents were blamed for 75% of those deaths. deaths blamed on the u.s. coalition fell again. but general david petraeus, the top u.s. and nato commander in afghanistan acknowledged it's still a serious issue. >> we absolutely have to take measures to reduce to the absolute minimum civilian casualties in the course of our operations. our forces understand that. we know that we're here to protect the afghan people. and sfwi way, to protect them from the taliban, too. >> holman: petraeus apologized earlier this week for an air raid that killed nine afghan boys. the man accused of trying to murder an arizona congresswoman has pleaded not guilty to 49 new federal charges. jared lee loughner appeared in a tucson court. he's charged in the january shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded 13. one of those was congresswoman gabrielle giffords, who's
the u.n. reported today that well more than 2,700 civilians were killed, mostly in roadside bombings, suicide attacks and similar incidents. insurgents were blamed for 75% of those deaths. deaths blamed on the u.s. coalition fell again. but general david petraeus, the top u.s. and nato commander in afghanistan acknowledged it's still a serious issue. >> we absolutely have to take measures to reduce to the absolute minimum civilian casualties in the course of our operations. our forces...
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. >> woodruff: u.n. refugee officials reported today the number of people fleeing libya in recent days now tops 180,000. the great majority are thousands of foreign workers trying to get home. alex thomson has the latest on that part of the story, from tunisia. yesterday thousands of egyptians today much smaller numbers of bangladeshis. they said they'd been waiting four days and their company and government had done nothing to help. ghanaians too, and to be black in libya right now is to be in great danger. ghana's honorary council at hand to explain. >> some people of authority in libya use black people for their revolution or counter revolution. this is our problem. >> reporter: a diplomat's description of colonel qaddafi using black africans as mercenaries. we met a mulatto here who said he'd personally seen four ghanaians who'd been shot dead. >> so if they see you are a black man, you are in big problem. people in libya are just hiding themselves, i mean black people. they are hiding themselves. so
. >> woodruff: u.n. refugee officials reported today the number of people fleeing libya in recent days now tops 180,000. the great majority are thousands of foreign workers trying to get home. alex thomson has the latest on that part of the story, from tunisia. yesterday thousands of egyptians today much smaller numbers of bangladeshis. they said they'd been waiting four days and their company and government had done nothing to help. ghanaians too, and to be black in libya right now is to...
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the u.n. reported the exodus today. it said the situation was "very close to a civil war". many of those leaving are from neighboring mali. today alone, a thousand people swarmed evacuation buses in abidjan, where the trouble is worst. followers of president laurent gbagbo have been attacking foreigners in ivory coast. he's defied world demands to step down after losing his re-election bid. in yemen, president ali abdullah saleh said today he's ready to step down, but only if he can leave his country in "safe hands". after weeks of protests against his rule, saleh made a rare public appearance before cheering supporters outside his palace in sanaa. >> reporter: on this great day, the friday of forgiveness, peace, security and stability. yes, to skoourt and stability, no to anarchy and vandalism. >> sreenivasan: on the other side of the capital city, even larger crowds rallied again, demanding saleh's ouster. and in jordan, protesters clashed with government supporters in amman. the violence drew in security forces, and one protester was killed. more than 100 others were inj
the u.n. reported the exodus today. it said the situation was "very close to a civil war". many of those leaving are from neighboring mali. today alone, a thousand people swarmed evacuation buses in abidjan, where the trouble is worst. followers of president laurent gbagbo have been attacking foreigners in ivory coast. he's defied world demands to step down after losing his re-election bid. in yemen, president ali abdullah saleh said today he's ready to step down, but only if he can...